As students head back to college, see stars who went Greek, including Ashley Judd, Elizabeth Banks, Sheryl Crow, and Condoleezza Rice

Celebrity Sorority Sisters

Celebrity Sorority Sisters

Elizabeth Banks

Based on some of her roles—40-Year-Old Virgin, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Wet Hot American Summer—Elizabeth Banks seems like the kind of actress who appeals to frat guys. And there's a reason for that. At the University of Pennsylvania, Banks was in the Delta Delta Delta sorority and recently joked with Craig Ferguson (who was once married to a Delta himself) about meeting her husband on the lawn of a fraternity. "He was a sophomore, and I was a freshman," Banks told the late-night host. "And I still make fun of him because he was very much trying to take advantage of the `new girl on the block.'" Other famous Deltas include Today show host Hota Kotb (Virginia Tech) and former Today show host Katie Couric, who attended the University of Virginia, where she was also a cheerleader. In 2008, she even made a surprise visit to the Tri Delta house at the University of Mississippi, where she clearly was impressed. "Wow," Couric said as she walked in, "this is like Elle Woods' sorority!"

As a student at the University of Kentucky, Ashley Judd not only joined the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, but the former French major also made Phi Beta Kappa. To this day, Judd's school spirit and love of academia are obviously important—she can often be found in the stands when the Wildcats play college basketball, and Judd recently got a master's from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Another proud Kappa is University of Kansas alumna Kate Spade. "I adore all of the traditions of Kappa—the camaraderie, the support, and the family-like atmosphere," she told the sorority's website. And Sex and the City's Charlotte York was also a Kappa—at Smith.